Harper Name Popularity

How popular is Harper?

The very popular name Harper was the 11th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2017.

This top 50 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #10 for the first time in 2015 and as recently as 2016 with 10,773 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Harper was less than 5, most recently in 1979.

Approximately during the years 1988-1996, and 1997-2016 the name Harper took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Sometimes the name Harper has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Harper popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

Harper's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Harper lately has risen.

The name Harper is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Harper (Girl)

Harper (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

10,451

11

284

800

2016

10,773

10

296

793

2015

10,291

10

341

722

2014

9,606

11

328

728

2013

8,277

16

366

660

2012

7,188

24

416

606

2011

4,674

53

402

607

2010

2,631

119

341

688

2009

1,903

172

316

737

2008

1,128

296

248

856

2007

727

441

231

879

2006

597

508

195

955

2005

363

742

139

1,153

2004

274

887

77

1,679

2003

200

1,103

72

1,704

2002

164

1,224

73

1,639

2001

176

1,172

58

1,898

2000

135

1,385

47

2,152

1999

112

1,526

44

2,146

1998

93

1,713

39

2,289

1997

86

1,759

29

2,697

1996

107

1,505

39

2,159

1995

53

2,432

19

3,477

1994

33

3,389

11

5,217

1993

23

4,436

14

4,322

1992

21

4,738

16

3,814

1991

21

4,704

14

4,085

1990

12

7,023

11

4,799

1989

11

7,140

12

4,372

1988

8

8,672

11

4,282

1987

8

8,257

6

6,399

1986

7

8,857

8

5,034

1985

11

6,178

13

3,484

1984

5

10,988

8

4,711

1983

5

10,837

10

3,974

1982

6

9,608

9

4,363

1981

8

7,634

8

4,687

1980

5

10,930

10

3,953

1979

< 5

--

5

6,421

1978

9

6,580

9

3,971

1977

5

10,155

9

3,957

1976

9

6,226

10

3,576

1975

7

7,420

9

3,766

1974

9

5,921

5

5,515

1973

< 5

--

10

3,300

1972

< 5

--

8

3,761

1971

5

8,768

17

2,315

1970

< 5

--

12

2,788

1969

< 5

--

9

3,164

1968

< 5

--

13

2,373

1967

< 5

--

5

4,203

1966

< 5

--

8

3,079

1965

< 5

--

8

3,084

1964

< 5

--

7

3,412

1963

< 5

--

6

3,793

1962

< 5

--

< 5

--

1961

< 5

--

7

3,489

1960

< 5

--

6

3,818

1959

< 5

--

14

2,234

1958

< 5

--

7

3,384

1957

< 5

--

6

3,730

1956

< 5

--

17

1,968

1955

< 5

--

10

2,661

1954

< 5

--

9

2,831

1953

< 5

--

5

4,034

1952

< 5

--

13

2,196

1951

< 5

--

12

2,297

1950

< 5

--

12

2,257

1949

< 5

--

11

2,391

1948

< 5

--

16

1,908

1947

< 5

--

12

2,298

1946

< 5

--

9

2,606

1945

< 5

--

8

2,649

1944

< 5

--

15

1,844

1943

< 5

--

7

3,071

1942

< 5

--

14

1,988

1941

< 5

--

13

2,037

1940

< 5

--

10

2,387

1939

< 5

--

15

1,830

1938

< 5

--

18

1,640

1937

< 5

--

12

2,133

1936

< 5

--

12

2,114

1935

< 5

--

12

2,179

1934

< 5

--

15

1,889

1933

< 5

--

11

2,277

1932

< 5

--

16

1,875

1931

< 5

--

11

2,383

1930

< 5

--

21

1,615

1929

< 5

--

16

1,958

1928

< 5

--

18

1,864

1927

< 5

--

22

1,668

1926

< 5

--

24

1,535

1925

< 5

--

21

1,705

1924

< 5

--

29

1,393

1923

< 5

--

13

2,383

1922

< 5

--

31

1,320

1921

< 5

--

23

1,611

1920

< 5

--

28

1,402

1919

< 5

--

16

2,013

1918

< 5

--

17

1,944

1917

< 5

--

21

1,611

1916

< 5

--

17

1,802

1915

< 5

--

27

1,284

1914

< 5

--

20

1,360

1913

< 5

--

16

1,341

1912

< 5

--

18

1,116

1911

< 5

--

< 5

--

1910

< 5

--

6

1,489

1909

< 5

--

< 5

--

1908

< 5

--

6

1,288

1907

< 5

--

5

1,424

1906

< 5

--

11

779

1905

< 5

--

13

683

1904

< 5

--

< 5

--

1903

< 5

--

< 5

--

1902

< 5

--

< 5

--

1901

< 5

--

< 5

--

1900

< 5

--

7

1,095

1899

< 5

--

8

817

1898

< 5

--

7

929

1897

< 5

--

6

996

1896

< 5

--

6

1,038

1895

< 5

--

12

622

1894

< 5

--

< 5

--

1893

< 5

--

< 5

--

1892

< 5

--

5

1,147

1891

< 5

--

6

898

1890

< 5

--

6

934

1889

< 5

--

< 5

--

1888

< 5

--

5

1,100

1887

< 5

--

< 5

--

1886

< 5

--

7

798

1885

< 5

--

9

667

1884

< 5

--

7

809

1883

< 5

--

10

614

1882

< 5

--

5

1,003

1881

< 5

--

9

623

1880

< 5

--

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.